Fine Art

Jar — History & Facts

The red vine encircling the entire body of the vase lends it a graceful, unaffected beauty. Imperfections such as the irregular shape and cracks in the glaze at the foot reveal that this vase was made quickly, without the technical perfection reserved for objects for the imperial court.

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A scene depicting two figures in an interior setting from the 'Yadorigi' chapter of The Tale of Genji.

The Tale of Genji Scroll: Yadorigi

Unknown Artist

A dynamic scene depicting figures on a shore gesturing towards a floating granary above the water.

Legends of Mount Shigi: The Flying Granary

Unknown Artist

A chaotic scene depicting an assault on the Sanjō Palace with armed figures and burning architecture.

Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace

Unknown Artist

A colorful hanging scroll depicting the Womb World Mandala with a central Buddha figure surrounded by deities.

Womb World Mandala (Mandala of the Two Realms)

Unknown Artist

Musicians and elegantly dressed figures occupy a shallow foreground against a gold-leaf background in the Hikone Screen.

Hikone Screen

Unknown Artist

A folio from the Blue Qur'an featuring gold Kufic script on indigo-dyed parchment.

Folio from the Blue Qur'an

Unknown Artist

A funeral procession with Isfandiyar's body on a golden bier, surrounded by mourners in flowing robes.

The Funeral of Isfandiyar (Great Mongol Shahnama)

Unknown Artist

The Ideal City

The Ideal City

Unknown Artist

The Wilton Diptych features a kneeling king presented by saints on the left and the Virgin Mary with angels on the right.

The Wilton Diptych

Unknown Artist

A knight in full armor rides a horse through a rocky landscape accompanied by a skeletal figure holding an hourglass, a horned creature, and a running dog.

Ridder, Dood en Duivel

Unknown Artist

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More Still Life Art

A vibrant floral arrangement by Renoir showcasing his impressionist style.

Jetée De Fleurs

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A Vase of Flowers

A Vase of Flowers

Margareta Haverman

The Studio Wall

The Studio Wall

Adolph Menzel

Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

Harmen Steenwijck

A geranium plant with green leaves and white blossoms sits in a yellowish flowerpot on a colorful, textured tabletop with scattered red flowers nearby.

Geranium in a Flowerpot

Vincent van Gogh

A cluster of fourteen sunflowers, some upright and others drooping, fills a rounded ochre vase on a flat yellow surface with thick, textured brushstrokes.

Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh

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